Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News

California Tomatoes Are Not Involved In Salmonella Outbreak

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:40:06 GMT

A group of California tomato producers today reiterated that California tomatoes have been cleared by the U.

Highway Pollution And Health Study In Boston, Somerville Funded By NIH

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:40:05 GMT

Tufts University researchers and five Boston-area community groups received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study the health effects of pollution exposure in neighborhoods adjacent to major highways.

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Climate Change Threat To Food And Water Supplies

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:09 GMT

Scientists from the world's leading industrial countries have warned of dire consequences, particularly for developing countries, unless action is taken to adapt to threats to food and water supplies now and in the future.

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Livermore Researchers Use Carbon Nanotubes For Molecular Transport

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:08 GMT

Molecular transport across cellular membranes is essential to many of life's processes, for example electrical signaling in nerves, muscles and synapses.

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Seeking Equilibrium On Water, Energy And Land Use - IAEA Foots Proposal To Address Resource Conflicts

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:07 GMT

An IAEA proposal has been put forward that would seek to ameliorate problems such as the recent food price crisis by helping planners and policymakers to plan better use of water, energy and land.

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Helping The United Arab Emirates Assess Environmental Health Risks

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:06 GMT

The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has signed a contract with researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health to lead an assessment of health risks due to environmental factors in the country, one of the fastest developing nations in the world.

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Heatwaves: Different Heatstrokes For Different Folks

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:06 GMT

Heatwaves' impact on people varies according to their geographical area but, while no standard heatwave definition exists, you can be sure climate change will bring soaring temperatures to a town near you more often and severely.

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PA Agriculture Department Warns Consumers About Raw Milk Sold By York County Dairy

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:04 GMT

The Department of Agriculture is recommending that consumers who have purchased raw milk from Stump Acres Dairy farm in New Salem, York County, discard it immediately due to the risk of Listeria Monocytogenes contamination, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff said.

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Summer Is Time To Guard Against Lightning Strikes

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:04 GMT

Each year, about 50 Americans are struck and killed by lightning, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Food Manufacturers Will Soon Have Access To A New CSIRO-Bred Barley Variety Which Has Significant Human Health Benefits

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:20:03 GMT

"The recent signing of a license agreement between the CSIRO/Australian Capital Ventures Limited joint venture and Austgrains Pty Ltd has paved the way for large scale commercial crops of BARLEYmax - unique grain developed by CSIRO using conventional plant breeding techniques, " says the Director of the CSIRO Food Futures Flagship, Dr Bruce Lee.

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